Abstract

A cross-sectional study was applied in oder to evaluate the situation of metacercariae infections in freshwater fishes in six communes of Bac Giang and Binh Dinh province from 2016 to 2017. The sample size was of 400 freshwater fishe samples. The results showed that: (1) In Bac Giang province, metacercariae was found in 70% of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, 62.5% of Carassius auratus, 25% of Hemiculter leucisculus, 95% of Toxabramis houdemeri, 85% of Cultrichthys erythropterus, 12.5% of Ctenopharyngodon idellus and 62.5% of Cyprinus carpio samples; and (2) In Binh Dinh province, metacercariae was found in 42.5% of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, 95% of Carassius auratus, and 20% of Hemiculter leucisculus samples.

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